Brian Hoornbeek of Stevensville has been named SBA’s 2012 Veteran Small Business Champion for Montana and Region VIII. Along with a cast of other outstanding award winners, Hoornbeek will accept his award at the Small Business Week awards ceremony in Bozeman on June 7. Hoornbeek is the owner and president of a2z Supply Corp….
Gas leak in Stevi
Disaster was averted in downtown Stevensville following a natural gas leak behind a building on Main Street on Saturday. Volunteer firemen responded quickly and effectively to the incident, cordoning off the area and evacuating the 200 block of the Main Street from Cenex to Valley Drug until the leak could be contained. Rich Marcus, owner…
Students get business training
Students in Alyce Leonardi’s business class at Corvallis High School got a little extra help in their training this year through the involvement of the Ravalli County Economic Development Agency. Leonardi was looking for a way to make business class a little more interesting than normal and asked Julie Foster of RCEDA for help. Foster…
Corvallis plans big Memorial Day celebration
Corvallis American Legion Post #91 and the Ladies Auxiliary will host the 92nd annual Corvallis Memorial Day Parade at 10 a.m. Monday, May 28, 2012. This year the parade theme is “Welcome Home Veterans.” The Parade Grand Marshals are all “Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans.” Post #91 and its auxiliary wants to thank all Operation…
Purdys win national volunteer award
Retirees Craig and Marjorie Purdy from Stevensville have been named BLM National Volunteer Award winners for 2012. They will be honored at a ceremony on May 24 in Washington DC. Craig and Marjorie Purdy had always enjoyed visiting the James Kipp Recreation Area in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, so when they…
Stevensville youth honored for volunteerism
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honored Montana’s top two youth volunteers of 2012 on Sunday during its 17th annual State Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. Emily Jones, 13, of Stevensville, was honored for working with an organization that prepares and serves a free dinner every week to encourage families in her town to come…
Victor’s Ashley named Presidential Scholar
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced the selection of Douglas Ashley of Victor, who attends Victor High School, as a 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Ashley is one of 141 outstanding American high school seniors that have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community. The…
Victor volunteer to deliver gifts to Uganda
Greg Reinhardt of Victor will soon experience the joy of Christmas all over again when he delivers gift-filled shoe boxes to needy children in Uganda. Reinhardt will travel to Africa this month as part of a special team with Operation Christmas Child. The group of staff and volunteers, along with Ugandan community and church leaders,…
Lake Como boat launch remains closed
The nice weather has many people beginning to think about boating on Lake Como. The Bitterroot National Forest has received numerous calls from the public asking about water levels and how soon they can launch boats. Just a reminder… the Lake Como boat launch area is currently closed for construction as paving crews work…
Victor Rural Volunteer Fire District receives ReadyMontana Award
Lt. Governor John Bohlinger presented the Victor Volunteer Fire Department with a ReadyMontana Award for outstanding community volunteerism in protecting the Victor community from fire. The award was presented at the ServeMontana Symposium ceremony in Helena in February. The Serve Montana web site, states, “The Victor Volunteer Fire Department is a 2012 recipient of a…
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